Chinese New Year is just round the corner, and that means lots of shopping, loud music, food and most importantly — street bazaars! We scour the CNY fairs to check out islandwide so you don’t miss out on any.
1. Chinatown Chinese New Year Bazaar
To soak in the most CNY vibes, the best option would be to head to Chinatown. Besides the obvious Chinatown Street Market where you can find plenty of food, decorations and even catch a Zodiac light up, there is also a CNY bazaar beside People’s Park Complex. Go crazy on CNY decorative items, bedsheets, and even claw machines!
Date: Till 24 Jan 2020
Location: Outside People’s Park Complex
Opening hours: 10am-10pm
2. Bukit Panjang MRT, Khatib MRT, Jurong West CNY Fairs
These CNY fairs have all the street bazaar food you love and crave. This time, organisers have brought in special additions such as Coke Fried Chicken, Dutch Baby Pancakes and Super Long Fries! Expect Thai Milk Tea and Durian Ice Cream too.
Bukit Panjang MRT
Date: Till 23 Jan 2020
Location: Open space outside Hillion Mall
Khatib MRT
Date: Till 12 Jan 2020
Location: Open field next to Khatib MRT Station
Jurong West CNY Fair
Date: Till 23 Jan 2020
Location: Open areas in front Blk 501 to Blk 508 Jurong West St. 51
3. Bedok Central CNY Fair
Apart from a wide variety of CNY decorative items, this one at Bedok also has a stretch of claw machines and plenty of ceramics to update your kitchen for the New Year.
Date: Till 23 January 2020
Location: Open area in front of Blk 211 New Upper Changi Road of Bedok Town Centre
Opening hours: 11am-11pm
4. Singapore Expo CNY Fair
Leave the appliances shopping for this fair at Singapore Expo. Look forward to electronics like washing machines, television sets, vacuum cleaners and more. Some exciting deals to look out for include a Philips 65” Ultra HD 4K TV at $998 (U.P. $1999), iPad Air for $198 and a Toyomi Multi-Cooker for your reunion dinner steamboat at $28 (U.P. $89). The first 888 customers each day also receive free lucky red packets worth $380!
Date: 10-12 Jan 2020
Location: Singapore Expo Hall 6
Opening hours: 12pm-9pm
5. AMK Hub CNY Fair
AMK Hub’s fair is where you’ll want to purchase all your towering tubs of CNY goodies to impress the in-laws. Indonesian brand Rasa Sayang will be present to settle your Kueh Bangkit fix, purchase Bird Nest in a bottle at Yummi House’s booth and find old school goodies like Tau Sar Piah at Mei Kee Bakery’s stall. Prized delicacies like sea cucumber and abalone can also be found!
Date: Till 12 Jan 2020
Location: AMK Hub B2
Opening hours: 11am-9pm
6. Old Chang Kee CNY Makan Food Street
In the spirit of CNY, Old Chang Kee has branched out to more than just curry puffs. At their food street, find old street hawker food like Hainanese Chicken Rice Balls, Curry Chicken, Nasi Lemak, noodles, desserts and drinks. Get to also shop merchandise like Curry Puff-flavoured potato chips and Crispy Prawn Rolls!
Date: Till 22 Jan 2020
Location: Old Chang Kee HQ, 4 Woodlands Terrace, Singapore 738427
Opening hours: 8am-8pm
7. M&S CNY Food Fair
We get it, some of you aren’t fans of traditional CNY snacks and prefer something more modern, such as chocolate. Don’t fret: Marks & Spencer Food also has a fair where you can pick up delicious treats for the whole family. Additionally, enjoy 50% off your second item when you shop from their Chinese New Year gifting lines.
Date: Till 22 Jan 2020
Location: 6 Raffles Boulevard #02-109-114 & #03-100-107 Marina Square, 039594
Opening hours: 10am-10pm
8. NTUC Chinese New Year Atrium Fairs
If you’re heading to NTUC to pick up groceries, pop by their atrium fairs at selected outlets as well. They have nicely packaged CNY goodies like pineapple tarts and prawn rolls as well as cute merchandise in Mickey Mouse designs! Think red packets, lanterns, and posters. There will also be cooking shows and Meet & Greet sessions with Mediacorp’s mouse mascots, Yu Shu Shu and Le Shu Shu on selected dates! Here are the outlets:
Causeway Point
Date: 11-23 Jan 2020
Location: Causeway Point Main Atrium, Level 1
Opening hours: 10.30am-10.30pm
Northpoint City
Date: Till 23 Jan 2020
Location: North Wing, Atrium, Level 1 (Near Starbucks)
Opening hours: 10.30am-9.30pm
Waterway Point
Date: Till 23 Jan 2020
Location: Event Square, Basement 2
Opening hours: 10am-10pm
YewTee Point
Date: 9-23 Jan 2020
Location: Atrium, Level 1
Opening hours: 10am-10pm
9. Takashimaya Chinese New Year Celebrations
No time to shop for a feast? Takashimaya’s food fair has a wide spread of reunion favourites for you to pick up, such as pen cai, lou hei and other delicacies. Buy luxurious gift hampers for the relatives as well as choose from an auspicious selection of Chinese New Year cakes and delicacies!
Date: Till 23 Jan 2020
Location: Takashimaya Square, B2
Opening hours: 10am-9.30pm
10. Robinsons Festive Atrium at Suntec City
Purchase the Supergrade Braised Yoshihama Abalone 6H at $15 (U.P. $25) only at Robinsons’ Chinese New Year Festive Atrium! There will also be Suntec City vouchers, plushies and more up for redemption when you spend a certain amount. What’s more, get a $3 Grab voucher when you travel to Suntec with Grab. Use code “SUNTEC”.
Date: Till 23 Jan 2020
Location: Suntec East Atrium, Level 1
Opening hours: 10.30am-9pm (Sun-Thurs), 10.30am-9.30pm (Fri-Sat)
